Weather-strip



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G. S. TINGLB.

V WEATHER STRIP.

No. 445,459. Patented Jan. 27, 1891.

Inn/2885s 12W I07? I arr STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHESTER S. TINGLE, OF HORTONVILLE, INDIANA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,459, dated January27, 1891,.

- Application filed July 15,1890. Serial No- 358,801. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER S. 'lINeLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hortonville, in the county of Hamilton and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; andIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and usefnlimprovements in weather-strips,the object of which is to protect the floor or carpet from beingsaturated with water that may be driven under the door and also toexclude dust, as

will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being bad tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myweatherstrip removed from its operative position. Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the weatherstrip and the spiral spring connected thereto, andalso shows a part of the door and th reshold.

Referring to the several parts of my invention by letter, A is the bodythereof, which is formed of any preferred sheet metal of sufficientlength to reach from one sideof the door to the other and having itsends out to conform to the shape of the frame and easing of the door,the blade end a of which is adapted to pass entirely under the door andreaches slightly past the outer edge of the carpet-strip, while theinner and longer edge athereof is bent upward at right angles to theblade portion a, the object of which is to present a barrier against theadmission of water and dust. The extremities a of the edge Ct" arebentin at right angles, so that their ends will come against theinnerside of the door, and the ends of the weather-strip are thus closedto prevent any water that may beat under the door from running on thecarpet and into the room. The corners of the blade part a of the deviceare cut away at a to adapt them to fit the door-casing, as will bereadily understood.

My weather-stri p is not secured permanently to the door, but is adaptedto be attached thereto temporarily by means of the spiral spring B,oneendof which is connected to the middle of the portion a", while theother end reaches upwardly and terminates in the hook that is adapted toengage astaple C secured in the door, as shown.

In operation my Weather-strip is placed in position by inserting theblade portion a under the door and forcing the same inward until itsedge shall reach slightly past the Weather-strip, when the upper end ofthe spiral spring, which is provided with a suitable hook I), is securedto the staple '0, and when so arranged the tension of the spring willhold the weather-strip in position and thus prevent waterand d ust frombeing driven under the door, as it will be seen that the inner sectiona" will catch and hold the same, if any should pass under the door.After the storm is over, or when the necessity of the Weather-strip isno longer felt, the upper end of the spiral spring is disengaged fromconnection with the staple O and the entire weather-strip removed untilagain needed, when it can be readily replaced, as explained.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A removable weather-strip consisting of the body A, having thesections a a", the ends of which are cut to conform to the shape of theframe and easing of the door, the spiral spring secured to the middle ofthe section a" and adapted to reach upward to engage with the staple C,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the door and its casing, of a removableweather-strip consisting of the body A, provided with the sections a a,the spiral spring reaching from the middle of the latter to the staple Cand adapted to hold the Weather-strip temporarily in position,substantially as described, and for the purpose named.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHESTER S. TIN GLE. \Vitnesses:

JOHN A. ALDRED, HENRY L. BOYD.

